Steak ‘n Shake A. H. “Gus” Belt of Morrisonville, Illinois founded Steak ‘n Shake in Normal, Illinois in February 1934. Before that, Belt… Read More »Steak ‘n Shake
Steer-In The restaurant at 5130 East 10th Street on the outskirts of opened in the early 1930s as a frozen custard… Read More »Steer-In
Stewart and Bowen Stewart and Bowen had its beginnings in 1833 when two Cincinnati men opened a bookstore in Indianapolis (Hubbard and Edmands).… Read More »Stewart and Bowen
Stewart-Carey Stewart-Carey, a glass wholesaler and retailer, began as a combination glass and drug store in Greensburg, Indiana, in 1840. Founder… Read More »Stewart-Carey
Stewart-Warner In 1937, Chicago-based Stewart-Warner Corporation, which manufactured automobile and aeronautic heaters, purchased the old Nordyke-Marmon plant at 1514 Drover Street… Read More »Stewart-Warner
Stockyards In 1876, Indianapolis financed the construction of the Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company, which comprised the first public… Read More »Stockyards
Stokely-Van Camp Stokely-Van Camp is the successor to Van Camp Packing Company, an Indianapolis packer founded in 1861, and Stokely Brothers and… Read More »Stokely-Van Camp
William Burnett Stokely Jr. (Mar. 9, 1900-Oct. 17, 1966). William Burnett Stokely was born in Newport, Tennessee. He was two years younger than the… Read More »William Burnett Stokely Jr.
Frances Connecticut Stout (April 29, 1842-December 14, 1932). Born in Kentucky, Frances and her husband, Benjamin, operated one of the first Black-owned stalls… Read More »Frances Connecticut Stout
Stout’s Shoe Store In 1886, Harry Stout and William Bristor opened a small off-the-shelf shoe store at 318 Massachusetts Avenue that specialized in… Read More »Stout’s Shoe Store
